May.
14
2018
06/02/18 – Die Walküre – 1pm
NEW PRODUCTION
by Richard Wagner
Sung in German
photo credit: Cory Weaver
Die Walküre Opera Overview
After the triumph of Das Rheingold in 2016/17, Lyric continues the thrilling journey through Wagner’s monumental Ring cycle with Die Walküre.
This is the most deeply moving and romantic of all the Ring operas. Its riveting, devastating drama involves complex relationships between brother and sister, husband and wife, father and daughter. Every character is unforgettable—valiant Siegmund and Sieglinde, headstrong Brünnhilde and mighty, tortured Wotan, determined Fricka and vengeful Hunding. Wagner’s music drama burns itself on our memories, exciting us with the emotional intensity of its lyrical outbursts and its incredible power and majesty.
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“Nothing short of a triumph on all fronts, intelligently conceived by the creative team, brilliantly executed by a top-flight international cast.” – Chicago Tribune on Das Rheingold, 2016
![Christine Goerke](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1718_operas/headshots/christinegoerke.jpg)
Christine Goerke
Brünnhilde
![Elisabet Strid*](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1718_operas/headshots/elisabetstrid.jpg)
Elisabet Strid*
Sieglinde
![Brandon Jovanovich](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1718_operas/headshots/brandonjovanovich.jpg)
Brandon Jovanovich
Siegmund
![Eric Owens](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1718_operas/headshots/ericowens.jpg)
Eric Owens
Wotan
![Tanja Ariane Baumgartner](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/tanjaarianebaumgartner.jpg)
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
Fricka
![Ain Anger*](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1718_operas/headshots/ainanger.jpg)
Ain Anger*
Hunding
![Sir Andrew Davis](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/sirandrewdavis.jpg)
Sir Andrew Davis
Conductor
![David Pountney](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/davidpountney.jpg)
David Pountney
Director
![Johan Engels](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/johanengels.jpg)
Johan Engels
Original Set Designer
![Robert Innes Hopkins](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/robertinneshopkins.jpg)
Robert Innes Hopkins
Set Designer
![Marie-Jeanne Lecca](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/marie-jeannelecca.jpg)
Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Costume Designer
![Fabrice Kebour](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/fabricekebour.jpg)
Fabrice Kebour
Lighting Designer
![Denni Sayers](https://www.lyricopera.org/~/media/1617_operas/headshots/dennisayers.jpg)
Denni Sayers
Choreographer